READ: Luke 24:45-50
“And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” – Luke 24:47
A white lie is a lie that is told in order to be polite and to stop someone from being upset by the truth. Many pastors have become preachers of white lies. Today, preachers do not mention sins in church. Pastors are trying to be polite and prevent people from being upset.
Sins like fornication, lying, stealing, and homosexuality are not mentioned any more. Mentioning the sin of homosexuality is called “hate speech.” Because we do not preach about sin any more, the church is filled with unrepentant and unchanged religious sinners. People whose understanding is not opened have developed a warped version of Christianity. Indeed, much of Christianity is simply the creation of human happiness, human excitement, pleasant interactions and pleasant socialization.
Are you called to be polite to the world? Did Jesus tell you to be polite? Did Jesus commission you to prevent people from being upset or offended? Jesus, in His last words to His disciples, mentioned the topic of repentance. You are called to preach repentance. Repentance of sins means turning away from sin. Tell people to repent of their sins. Stop making up stories and start preaching repentance!
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. Luke 24:45-48